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Residents urge county action as repeated floods, insurance losses hit DeSoto neighborhoods
Summary
Multiple residents told the Jefferson County Missouri Council they have faced repeated flooding on Hedge Creek and nearby areas, described canceled flood insurance and requested buyouts and cleanup support during public comment.
Several DeSoto-area residents told the Jefferson County Missouri Council that repeated flooding along Hedge Creek and nearby channels has left some families without flood insurance and facing possible foreclosure.
At the council’s June meeting, Beverly Moore, a DeSoto resident, said: “I’ve had 3 floods in 10 months. I’ve lost everything once and I’m on the verge of losing everything again.” Moore said she received a cancellation letter from her flood insurer that day and that she is “on the verge” of foreclosure and has recently lost employment.
Longtime local resident Susan Lilly told the council she has worked on the issue for nine years and urged the county to pursue buyouts and cleanup. “The money is there,” Lilly said,…
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